Northern Illinois Huskies vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/23/24

The Northern Illinois Huskies will travel to Chicago on Saturday to play a non-conference game against the DePaul Blue Demons. The trip to Chicago from Dekalb will be a quick one for game one of the DePaul Classic MTE that includes Valparaiso and Eastern Illinois as well. The Blue Demons have started the season 5-0 and have already gotten more wins than they did all the last season. The spread is a big number in this one, but my best bet of the game is the under.

Northern Illinois has one of the worst offenses in the country and neither team plays at a fast pace. The Huskies are ranked #306 nationally in points per game and only scored 48 in their last outing against Elon on Wednesday. According to KenPom, their offense is ranked #347 in adjusted offensive efficiency and ranked #227 or worse in numerous offensive categories such as effective field-goal percentage, turnover percentage, 2-point percentage and 3-point percentage. DePaul is ranked #232 in adjusted tempo so far this year, so I do not see the Demons speeding this game up and increasing the number of possessions. It’s the under for me.

Northern Illinois vs DePaul prediction: Under 144 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 142.

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